Washing, dyeing, and softening machine.



W. G. GIBBINS. WASHING, DYEING, AND SOFTENING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 27, 1911.

Patented Feb. 11, 1913.

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Specification of Letterslatent.

Application filed June 27, 1911. Serial No. 635,570.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM GEORGE GIB- BINS, a subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at Forest Gate, inthe county of Essex, England, have invented Improvements in Washing, Dyeing, and Softening Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in machines for washing, dyeing or softening any material that requires so treating.

The object of the invention is to produce a machine that by a simple readjustment will operate uponany class of material from the most delicate fabric such as lace, silks, flann'el, wool, to the coarser and heavier goods such as meat cloths, filter press cloths, material for flock-making, skins, hides, etc'., without any damage to the fabric-however delicate and without causing shrinkage of v flannel goods.

The apparatus comprises a cylindrical or rectangular shaped vessel, portions of which may be .perforated, mounted in suitably shaped frames or standards to swing or oscillate through 360 or thereabou't. The ves sel may have an outer casing to contain the washing liquor. A loose shaft passes through the center of the vessel and bearing closely against, but not attached to, one side of this shaft and parallel to it is a partition that is fixed to the vessel and which moves with it. Mounted upon the opposite side of this shaft and fixed to it is a movable partition which can be oscillated through the shaft from the outside of vessel, be secured to the vessel or be held vertical bysprings. The partition which is'permanen-tly fixed to the oscillating vessel is built up of longitudinal ribs some or all of which maybe of convex shape and the other partition of longitudinal ribs some or all of which are of concave shape. An overflow arrangement is provided to allow the dirty water topass'out of the vessel while the clean is running Referring to 'the accompanying drawings,

i Figure 1 is a front elevation of a washing, fdyeing or softening machlne according to 6, this invention; Figs. 2 and 3 are elevations of the opposite ends of the machine. Fig. 4: is a central transverse section; and 1 1gs.--

. and 4 are detail views of the convex and i 3 if centrally r ugh which is a shaft 12 .c-oncave'ribs respectively. Fig. 5 is a detail sectlon. I a is the liquor containlng outer caslng exwithin the casing.

c c are doorways for loading and discharging the vessel 0; they are closed by doors not shown.

The shaft 6 is provided wit-h a sleeve b of brass orother material not liable to cause damage to the articles under treatment.

a? is the partition that is fixed to the vessel c and built up of longitudinal ribs some of which, namely d ,arc of double convex shape, Fig. 4. N

is the movable partition fixed to the shaft 1) and constituted by longitudinal ribs of double concave shape, Fig. l that are fixed at the required distance apart upon bolts f screwed through the sleeve 6 into the shaft 6 (see Fig. 4).

The vessel 0 is oscillated from belt pulleys g on a counter shaft 71 through a pinion m,

an idle wheel n, and a gear wheel 0 fixed on.

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The belt pulleys g comprise two loose and V a fast pulley, and the belt shifter r for effecting the reversal of the direction of drive at the desired times is actuated by cams s fixed to the wheel 0 and a lever ured to the rocking shaft 25 of the belt shifter, the positionsof the cams s and the parts of the lever go" with which they come in contact being such that the vessel 0 oscillates through only part of a revolution and the partition 03 stops before it reaches the vertical posi- 4 tion.

1" is a spring pressed pinto insure the belts being quickly and completely moved into correct positions.

u is a crank arm fixed on the end of the shaft?) be 0nd the wheel 0 and adapted to be secure to such wheel by a pin, 4;, as shown in F igs 2, in which case the partition f moves with the vessel 0, the relative position of the partitions d and f being indicated in dotted lines. end of the shaft '6 is a lever 1 that by a pin 2 can be fixed to an arm 3, as shown, which is freely mounted on the shaft 12 at one end and at its other end is formed with a lug or eye 3 that embraces curved bar 4 on which are mounted springs5that constantly tend to keep the arm 3 in a vertical position,

in which case' the movable partition f is also vertical as indicated in dotted lines ip Fixed on the other Fig. 3. The lever 1 can be released from the arm 3 and be secured to a wheel 6 freely mounted on the shaft Z), by passing the pin 2 through a hole 7, in the other end of the arm 1, and into a hole 8 formed therefor in the wheel, 6. The wheel 6 is driven by a pinion 9 on the shaft h, of smaller diameter than the pinion m, and an idle wheel 10, so that when the lever 1 is fixed to the wheel 6 asdescribed, the partition f moves with the vessel 0 but at aslower speed.

Clean water is supplied to the casing a .from a main 13 and dirty water can simultained when the washing is completed.

' is fitted with a cock 11;so long as the cock 11 is closed dirty water from the bottom of the apparatus overflows from the branch 11", the waterin the apparatus being maintained at a corresponding level, while if 1 the cock 11be-o p enedthe apparatus can be completely drained. The branch 11 may be fitted with a cock which can be closed when goods are being boiled under pressure. i

In Fig. 1, for the sake of clearness, the upper part of the casing a is removed.

When goods require to be squeezed, they are loaded .on either side of the partition d fixed to the vessel and the movable partition f is held vertical by the springs 5, Fig. 3, then as the vessel c swings around the goods are lifted up by the fixed partition d and pressed against themovable partition f which yields to the pressure. I The vessel is reversed and the goods on the opposite side of the partition are subjected to the same action. When goods do not require a squeeze but require rubbing, the movable partition f is secured-to the wheel 6 which is revolving at a slower speed than'the vessel Q. The effect is that-as the vessel swings around and the .fixed convex partition d rises above the horizontal,- the goods move downward, and longitudinally outward, until they reach the movable and concave partition f when they move'downward and longitudinally inward but do not reach the washing liquor as the vessel will be reversed before.

the slower moving partition reaches the liquor. By these movements agenerous rubbing action is imparted to the goods. The vesselis then reversed, the movable partition f rises and the fixed one (1 falls.

with the swing of the machine and the articles are againirubb das they move downward to the washing iquor so that there is a double rubbing action mtermediate' of plunging in the washing liquor. On the other side the goods will be subjected to a similar rubbing action intermediate of plunging 'in the liquor. When washing goods that require more movement than in either of the foregoing methods, the mov' able partition f is fixed to the vessel by,- the arm u and pin 1;, as shown in Fig. 2, and

moves with it atthe same speed as the vessel. This divides the machine into two goods are lifted by each partition and rub over the ribs of partitions into the washinghalves, so that, as the vessel swings, the

tical position, the goods when lifted move down toward the water over the ribs of the partitions and cannot drop direct from the lifting partition into the water as happens in machines of the type in which a drum divided by a fixed perforated or ribbed partition makes a number of complete revolutions first in one direction and then in the other.-

For dyeing articles (for example Wear ing apparel) or skins, the machineis set so as to impart a squeeze as described in the first method. For softening leather, skins or clude machines used for.dyeing,' softening or'otherwise treating goods with liquorr What I claim is 1. A washin machine'comprising an oscillating vesse a radial 'partition within and fixed to said vessel, a second radial partition within said vessel,.. means for yield ingly supporting said -mcond partition in a fpr positively stationary position and means moving said second partltion.

. 2. A washing machine comprising an oscillating vessel, a radial partition within and fixed to said vessel, a second radial partition within said vessel, means for yleldmgly supportlng said second partition in a statlonary positlon and means for positively moving said second-partition at the same speed asthe vessel or at a slower speed.

3. washing machine comprising an 05- I c1llat1ng vessel, withm said vessel a radial partition having ribs the faces of which are longitudinally concave and .a second radial ongitudinally convex, the said partitions extending from the axis into proximity-to the walls of the vessel and being adapted to artit-ion having ribsthe faces of which-are ected to a double rubbing action against the ribs. intermediate of being plunged into the liquor.

5. A washing machine comprising a liquor containing caslng, a perforated oscillating vessel, a shaft running through said vessel,

a partition fixed to the vessel and radially extending from the shaft to the wall of the vessel, another similarly arranged partition fixed on the shaft, means for oscillating, when desired, the vessel at one speed and the shaft at a slower speed and means for-securing at will the latter partition to the vessel, or to a device adapted to yieldingly support it in a vertical position.

6. A washing machine comprising a liquor containing casing, a perforated oscillating vessel, a shaft running through said vessel, a partition fixed to the vessel and radially extending from the shaft, to the wall of the vessel, another similarly arranged partition fixed on the shaft, gear wheels se-.

cured to the vessel and its shaft and adapted to be driven at different speeds through a common countershaft and automatic reversing mechanism.

7. A washing machine comprising a liquor containin casing, an osclllatmg vessel therein, a rib ed radial partition fixed in said vessel, and a ribbed radial partition adapted to be oscillated at a slower. speed than the vessel so that the goods are Subjected to a double rubbing-action against the ribs intermediate of belng plunged into liquor thereto and allowing the overflow of dirty liquor therefrom.

8. A washing machine comprising-aliquor containin casing, a perforated oscillatin vessel, a s aft running through said vesthe liquor and means for supplying clean sell a partition fixed to the vessel and ra dially extending from the shaft to the wall of the vessel another similarly arranged partition fixed on the shaft, gear wheels se cured to the vessel and its shaft and adapted to be driven at different speeds through a common countershaft and automatic reversing mechanism and meansv for securing atwill the latter partition to the vessel, or to a device adapted to yieldingly support it in a vertical position. F

Signed at Hudson Bay Works, W'arton Rd. Stratford, London E. this 13th day of. June 1911. p I

WILLIAM GEORGE GIBBINS. Witnesses:

ALBERT ATTWELL, WILLIAM ALLIss. 

